Curtain-pole.



G. SGHINKE.

CURTAIN POLE. APPLICATION FILED snr'r. 16, 1911.

Patented Jan. 30, 1912.

lNVENTbR Clara Jcluimica WITNESSES ATTORNEYS OLUMBIA PLANOORAPHCO.,WASHINUTON n c CLARA SCHINKE, 0F PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

CURTAIN-POLE.

1 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARA SOHINKE, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCurtain-Poles, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to curtain poles, and the objects of my inventionare to obviate the necessity of using rings and safety pins forattaching curtains to a pole, and to furnish a pole with simple andeflective means, as will be hereinafter set forth, for holding the upperends of curtains within the pole, whereby the pole will present a neatand attractive appearance.

Further objects of my invention are to provide a sectional curtain polethat is inexpensive to manufacture, and to afford means for holding thesections of the pole together in such a manner that they can beseparated when it is desired to remove the upper ends of the curtainsfrom the pole.

\Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention resides in thenovel construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafterspecifically described and then claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein Figure 1 is aperspective view of the curtain pole partly broken away and partly insection, Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of a portionof the pole, Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line IIIIIIof Fig. 2, and Fig. at is a similar view taken on the line IVIV of Fig.2.

A pole in accordance with this invention comprises two shells 1 and 2adapted to be placed together to provide a tubular structure. The shell1 forms the greater part of the structure and the shell 2 the remainingpart, the said shell 1 forming approximately five-eighths of theperiphery of the pole and the shell 2 approximately three- Speeificationof Letters Patent.

Application filed September 16, 1911.

Patented Jan. 30,1912.

Serial No. 649,667.

eighths of the pole, the shell 2 permitting of easy access being had tothe interior of the pole.

The shell 1 has one edge thereof cut away, as at 3 to provide alongitudinal slot 4 in conjunction with the edge of the shell. 2, saidslot being of less length than the pole. The slot 4: is adapted toreceive the upper ends 5 of curtains 6 and the upper ends of saidcurtains are placed upon curved pins or hooks 7, carried by the innerside of the shell 2. The pins or hooks 7 are equally spaced throughoutthe length of the shell 2 and said hooks or pins project away from theslot 4, whereby the upper ends of the curtains 6 cannot becomeaccidentally displaced from said hooks or pins.

The ends of the shells 1 and 2 are exteriorly screw threaded, as at 8 toreceive caps 9 having ornamentations 10. The caps 9 retain the shells 1and 2 together and permit of said shells being separated when it isdesired to remove the upper ends 5 of the curtains 6. The type of thethreads used in connection with the ends of the shells 1 and 2 and thecaps 9 permit of said shells and caps being made of a vitreous material,although strong and durable material can be used in the make up of saidpole.

From the foregoing it is apparent that the fastening means of the upperends of the curtains is concealed and that the pole will present a neatand attractive appearance in connection with a window, door or alcoveframe. The fastening means within the pole permits of the upper ends ofthe curtains being suitably draped, and as the hooks or pins are closelyarranged, the upper ends of the curtains will be firmly held.

\Vhat I claim is A curtain pole comprising a pair of segmental shells ofsemi-cylindrical shape in cross section and one having its crosssectional length greater than the other, said shells abutting to providea cylindrical body, that shell having a greater cross sectional lengthcut away at one end to provide in connection with the opposing end ofthe drical body, and caps mounted upon the 10 other shell alongitudinally extending slot threaded end of said shells.

for the passage of the upper portion of a i In testimony whereof I aflixmy signature curtain, each of said shells provided at each in thepresence of two witnesses.

gagemeut, forwardly curved pins project ing from the inner tace of thatshell having the smaller cross sectional length providlng \Vitnesses: 7

MAX H. SnoLovrrz,

" end with peripheral threads in abutting en- CLARA SGHINKE means forcoupling a curtain to the cylin- CHRISTINA T. Hoon.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing? the "Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

